Boulder orthopedic practices to merge, add CEO

BOULDER — Two longstanding orthopedic practices in Boulder are joining forces April 1 and moving into a new office building being constructed near Boulder Community Health’s Foothills campus.

Boulder Orthopedics and Mapleton Hill Orthopedics will rebrand as Boulder Centre for Orthopedics, and bring Cathy Higgins onboard to run the company as chief executive.

Higgins, the executive director of Boulder Valley Independent Practice Association, said the deal is a true merger of the two groups, with all 13 physicians — seven from Boulder Orthopedics and six from Mapleton Hill — owning the new venture.

Boulder Centre for Orthopedics will take up 22,000 square feet…